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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 67
Launched
September 24, 1976
Summary
Zenit-4MK 67 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 24, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,051st launch, 72nd this year and humanity's 1,882nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 38th Soyuz U flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-857, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 329 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 38th Soyuz U flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,051st launch72nd this yearhumanity's 1,882nd orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-857 · NORAD 9439 · 1976-097 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-097A
- Epoch
- 1976-09-25 16:04:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08773232 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0108848
- Inclination
- 62.801°
- Ascending node
- 174.5666°
- Arg. of perigee
- 72.8292°
- Mean anomaly
- 288.4693°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 17
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-857 · NORAD 9439 · landed October 7, 1976
Soyuz-U 26-669 Blok-I · re-entered September 29, 1976
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
53rd launch from 43/3 (43L), 15th this year · 506th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 3 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 67 launch?
Zenit-4MK 67 launched on September 24, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 67?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 67?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 67 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 67 reach?
Kosmos-857, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 329 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 67 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).